‘Mother of the year:’ Baltimore woman slaps, scolds rioter (VIDEO)

After apparently finding her son dressed in black riot gear, a Baltimore woman was captured on camera slapping the young man and marching him away from the police. The scene quickly went viral online, with the woman being dubbed “Mother of the Year.”

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ordered a mandatory
curfew to be imposed on Tuesday night after a violent riot
erupted in the wake of the funeral for Freddie Gray, a young
black man who died in police custody over a week ago.

Gray died as a result of severe injuries suffered in police
custody. Escalating violence in the city pushed Rawlings-Blake to
implement a week-long curfew, but one Baltimore woman took
matters into her own hands when she found what many people
believe to be her son ready to riot.

The protests began around 3pm, as young people were leaving
school and started throwing rocks and bricks at police officers.
Some officers threw rocks back and police responded with mace and
tear gas. Fifteen officers were injured.

Since then, two-dozen people have been arrested and there has
been massive looting and four separate fires in East and West
Baltimore.